CCENOTOCA. — MICROHELIA. 



463 



outer edge slightly dentate at vein 2, then narrowing. Hind wing 

 uniform black-brown. Underside of both wings with some white 

 streaks at base ; fore wing with the band rather broader, its inner 

 edge somewhat incurved below costa and cell ; hind wing with 



Fig. 222. — Coenotoea suhaspersa, c?. \. 



small wliite spots on lower discocellular and on termen in 

 subniedian interspace. 



Hah. QuEENsr.AND, Moreton Bay {Biggie), 1 d" type; N. S. Wales, 

 Eichmond E.. {Sclirader), 2 J . E^y. 34 millim. 



Genus MICROHELIA, nov. 



Type, M. angelica. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, the 2nd joint extending as far as 

 frontal prominence and fi-inged with long hair below, the 3rd moderate; frons 

 with truncate prominence with raised edges, s^mall trunca'e process at middle 

 and corneous plate below it ; eyes small, reiii form ; anteiinaj of male ciliated; 

 thorax clothed witii rough hair only and without crests; tibia3 fringed with 

 long hair; abdomen sparsely clothed with long hair and without crests. 

 Pore wing with the apex somewhat produced, the teriuen obliquely curved 

 and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 1 1 from cell. 

 Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from middle of 

 discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 

 base only. 



A. Fore wing with the medial band not extending below vein 1 . . av(ir'ica. 



B. Fore wing with tiie medial band extending to inner margin . . ret>lrictalis. 



4946. Microhelia angelica. 



Hcliodes nnqc.lka. Smith, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxii. p. 484 (1900); Dyar 

 Cat. Lep'. N. Am. p. 193. 



Head and thorax black-brown with some grey hair ; palpi below 



Fig. 223. — MicrolicUa angelica, (^ . 



and pectus with white hair mixed ; abdomen black-brown \\ ith 

 some grey liair especially in anal tuft and on vertical surface. 



